Star weekend has officially arrived and the NBA action will kick off with the Rising Stars tournament at the Chase Center in San Francisco Friday night. Here's what to know about when to watch the Rising Stars,

Honorary coaches Tim Hardaway Sr., Mitch Richmond and Chris Mullin drafted their respective teams on Feb. 4, each selecting seven players to build their squad. Jeremy Lin will coach the G-League team that will play in the event. Richmond had the first pick where he chose Houston Rockets second-year guard Amen Thompson.

Though his Rising Stars team lost, Rockets prospect Amen Thompson played well enough that he was chosen to join the winning team for All-Star Sunday.

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After five days without any NBA action due to All-Star weekend, many fans are ready for basketball to return. Let’s break down whether there are any NBA games on Wednesday night and, if so, what tonight’s night slate looks like.

Trying out a new format for the NBA All-Star Game apparently didn’t sit well with the masses, with this year’s edition of the event bringing in the second-fewest average viewers, Front Office Sports reported Wednesday.

NBA All-Star Game tested out a brand new format this season, bringing a tournament style competition to the star-studded exhibition. The three-game tournament on Sunday night averaged 4.7 million viewers,